The Bunker Hill forest stays wild
Annie Jacobs, October 27, 2023 As a young girl living in New Jersey, Betsy Boehme Howe had severe asthma. Her parents, Louise and Ernest...
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Elizabeth Hayes
- Aug 9, 2023
- 4 min
"There's always enough to share": Taborton family conserves their land for future generations
Elizabeth Hayes August 4, 2023 Roland and Bessie LeBarron loved each other, and their home up on Taborton Mountain. Roland relished the...
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Annie Jacobs
- Mar 12, 2023
- 3 min
Keeping the Snake Hill cliffs wild
Annie Jacobs March 12, 2023 As you drive past the new Barberville Falls Preserve parking area on Blue Factory Road in Postenkill, with...
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annie0800
- Apr 21, 2022
- 1 min
Governor Hochul Announces Acquisition of 1,175 Acres on the Rensselaer Plateau
April 20, 2022 excerpted from the Governor's press release: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the permanent protection of 1,175 acres...
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Annie Jacobs
- Feb 17, 2022
- 2 min
Two forests conserved, and a life remembered
February 17, 2022 Annie Jacobs A family ethic After Donna and Bob Simms had their first child, Matthew, they started searching for a...
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Annie Jacobs
- Feb 11, 2022
- 2 min
"We hope our grandchildren will someday bring THEIR grandchildren to the community forest"
January 24, 2022 Annie Jacobs At the Forests Forever Gala in September, 2021, RPA’s Executive Director, Jim Bonesteel, told the story of...
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Annie Jacobs
- Feb 10, 2022
- 3 min
Why the red eft reader?
February 1, 2022 Annie Jacobs It wasn't easy coming up with a name for this new "story hub" feature of our website. I wanted something...
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Annie Jacobs
- Jun 10, 2021
- 2 min
Dorothy's Equal Access Trail - a trail for everyone
June 10 Annie Jacobs For Jeff Briggs, retired ecologist and Poestenkill Community Forest’s volunteer steward, the community forest’s...
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Annie Jacobs
- Mar 30, 2021
- 1 min
10 Can’t Miss Walking Trails in Rensselaer County
March 23, 2021 by Annie Jacobs published by Upstate Alliance for the Creative Economy
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Annie Jacobs
- Feb 2, 2021
- 4 min
A chance for Barberville Falls to shine
February 2, 2021 Annie Jacobs For decades, Tom Hohman lived next to one of Rensselaer County’s most stunning and dramatic waterfalls,...
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